Join Our Staff!

JOIN THE STAFF OF ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS STUDENT NEWSPAPERS.

Working for The Daily Free Press is an invaluable experience for any student looking to build a professional portfolio. Published samples of writing, photography and digital media are a must-have on any prospective journalist’s resume, and at the FreeP, you’ll have the opportunity to see your work published and to prove to future employers that you have what it takes. Staff members cover a variety of city and campus events, from elections to protests to sporting events to concerts. Past staffers have attended U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Boston, have sat in the TD Garden press box and have met famous musicians touring in our city.

Working at The FreeP is a fantastic opportunity to network with other accomplished journalists, and doing so will give you the experience and make the connections that will launch your career. FreeP alumni presently work for the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal, PBS, NBC, The Onion, ESPN.com, Rolling Stone, Los Angeles Times and many more. Our alumni include a Pulitzer Prize winner and the editor of People Magazine. The FreeP itself has won several national accolades for excellence in college journalism, including third place in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Best All-Around College Daily Student Newspaper in the Northeast United States.

In the FreeP office, you’ll learn the foundations of traditional journalism as well as the groundbreaking, fast-paced evolution of the new media world — and all in a hands-on environment. We turn over our staff at the beginning of each semester, so you’ll have plenty of chances to move up to more prestigious positions or to experiment with the paper’s many facets. Participation is on a volunteer basis and is open to all BU students regardless of major or level of experience.

If you’d like to apply to be a part of our staff, please send your application below. Our application is on a rolling basis, and you may apply at any time during the semester. All sections take on new staff members throughout the semester, except for the Opinion section. All Opinion columnists are chosen at the beginning of each semester.

While our application is rolling throughout the semester, those who apply by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, will have the opportunity to attend training workshops, learn alongside other new writers and pick up beats (ie. Boston City Hall beat, Student Government beat) at the beginning of the semester. A second wave of applications will have a deadline of 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3, for a second set of group trainings. All other applicants will be trained as applications are accepted throughout the semester.